WO1998004092A3 - Method and system for assigning a communication to a preferred carrier for accounting and/or communication routing purposes - Google Patents
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- WO1998004092A3 WO1998004092A3 PCT/US1997/012702 US9712702W WO9804092A3 WO 1998004092 A3 WO1998004092 A3 WO 1998004092A3 US 9712702 W US9712702 W US 9712702W WO 9804092 A3 WO9804092 A3 WO 9804092A3
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
- H04M15/70—Administration or customization aspects; Counter-checking correct charges
- H04M15/745—Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
- H04M15/49—Connection to several service providers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
- H04Q3/0016—Arrangements providing connection between exchanges
- H04Q3/0029—Provisions for intelligent networking
- H04Q3/005—Personal communication services, e.g. provisions for portability of subscriber numbers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
- H04Q3/64—Distributing or queueing
- H04Q3/66—Traffic distributors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
- H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
- H04M2215/0108—Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
- H04M2215/46—Connection to several service providers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
- H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
- H04M3/4228—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers in networks
- H04M3/42297—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers in networks with number portability
Abstract
Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP97936981A EP0913064B1 (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1997-07-16 | Method and system for assigning a communication to a preferred carrier for accounting and/or communication routing purposes |
DE69724968T DE69724968D1 (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1997-07-16 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING A MESSAGE TO A PREFERRED CARRIER FOR BILLING AND / OR MESSAGE SEARCH PURPOSES |
AU39608/97A AU3960897A (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1997-07-16 | Method and system for assigning a communication to a preferred carrier for accounting and/or communication routing purposes |
AT97936981T ATE250315T1 (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1997-07-16 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING A MESSAGE TO A PREFERRED CARRIER FOR BILLING AND/OR MESSAGE ROUTING PURPOSES |
JP10507151A JP2000516777A (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1997-07-16 | Method and system for allocating communication to desired carriers for billing and / or communication routing purposes |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/684,450 | 1996-07-19 | ||
US08/684,450 US5748717A (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1996-07-19 | Method and system for assigning a communication to a preferred carrier for accounting and/or communication routing purposes |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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WO1998004092A2 WO1998004092A2 (en) | 1998-01-29 |
WO1998004092A3 true WO1998004092A3 (en) | 1998-04-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/US1997/012702 WO1998004092A2 (en) | 1996-07-19 | 1997-07-16 | Method and system for assigning a communication to a preferred carrier for accounting and/or communication routing purposes |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US5748717A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0913064B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2000516777A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE250315T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU3960897A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69724968D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998004092A2 (en) |
Cited By (1)
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US9036499B2 (en) | 1996-10-31 | 2015-05-19 | Patentmarks Communications, Llc | Multi-protocol telecommunications routing optimization |
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US7133509B1 (en) | 1999-12-30 | 2006-11-07 | Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation | Method and system for charging a set activation fee for pay telephone usage |
US6748064B2 (en) | 2000-12-28 | 2004-06-08 | Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation | Systems and methods for least cost routing of long distance or international telephone calls |
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EP0608066A2 (en) * | 1993-01-19 | 1994-07-27 | AT&T Corp. | Telecommunications system with active database |
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US5570417A (en) * | 1995-03-28 | 1996-10-29 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | System for automatically providing customer access to alternative telephony service providers |
CA2165857C (en) * | 1995-12-21 | 2000-07-25 | L. Lloyd Williams | Number portability using isup message option |
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1996
- 1996-07-19 US US08/684,450 patent/US5748717A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1997
- 1997-07-16 WO PCT/US1997/012702 patent/WO1998004092A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-07-16 AT AT97936981T patent/ATE250315T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-07-16 DE DE69724968T patent/DE69724968D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-07-16 AU AU39608/97A patent/AU3960897A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-07-16 EP EP97936981A patent/EP0913064B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-07-16 JP JP10507151A patent/JP2000516777A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0608066A2 (en) * | 1993-01-19 | 1994-07-27 | AT&T Corp. | Telecommunications system with active database |
US5491742A (en) * | 1993-11-16 | 1996-02-13 | Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. | Method and apparatus for provisioning a public switched telephone network |
EP0658063A2 (en) * | 1993-12-09 | 1995-06-14 | AT&T Corp. | A signaling system for broadband communications networks |
US5420914A (en) * | 1994-02-28 | 1995-05-30 | U S West Technologies, Inc. | System and method for real time carrier selection |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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BISHOP T: "FREEING THE NETWORK FOR COMPETITION", TELECOMMUNICATIONS, vol. 29, no. 4, April 1995 (1995-04-01), pages 75, 77/78, 80, XP000677133 * |
Cited By (1)
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US9036499B2 (en) | 1996-10-31 | 2015-05-19 | Patentmarks Communications, Llc | Multi-protocol telecommunications routing optimization |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0913064B1 (en) | 2003-09-17 |
US5748717A (en) | 1998-05-05 |
ATE250315T1 (en) | 2003-10-15 |
WO1998004092A2 (en) | 1998-01-29 |
AU3960897A (en) | 1998-02-10 |
EP0913064A2 (en) | 1999-05-06 |
JP2000516777A (en) | 2000-12-12 |
DE69724968D1 (en) | 2003-10-23 |
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